{"product_id":"this-land-is-our-land-an-immigrants-manifesto-9781250619495","title":"This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 NPR Staff Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA timely argument for why the United States and the West would benefit from accepting more immigrants\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are few subjects in American life that prompt more discussion and controversy than immigration. But do we really understand it? In \u003ci\u003eThis Land Is Our Land\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned author Suketu Mehta attacks the issue head-on. Drawing on his own experience as an Indian-born teenager growing up in New York City and on years of reporting around the world, Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering scrutiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he explains, the West is being destroyed not by immigrants but by the fear of immigrants. Mehta juxtaposes the phony narratives of populist ideologues with the ordinary heroism of laborers, nannies, and others, from Dubai to Queens, and explains why more people are on the move today than ever before. As civil strife and climate change reshape large parts of the planet, it is little surprise that borders have become so porous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Mehta also stresses the destructive legacies of colonialism and global inequality on large swaths of the world: When today's immigrants are asked, \"Why are you here?\" they can justly respond, \"We are here because you were there.\" And now that they are here, as Mehta demonstrates, immigrants bring great benefits, enabling countries and communities to flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpassioned, rigorous, and richly stocked with memorable stories and characters, \u003ci\u003eThis Land Is Our Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and necessary intervention, and a literary polemic of the highest order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250619495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Suketu Mehta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648758116508,"sku":"9781250619495","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7bc25c9e-77a5-4b59-bad0-a4a999b802b9.jpg?v=1603870949","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-land-is-our-land-an-immigrants-manifesto-9781250619495","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}